In his Nicomachean Ethics, the philosopher Aristotle tries to discover what is ‘the supreme good for man’, that is, what is the best way to lead our life and give it meaning. For Aristotle, a thing is ...

What is it with the soft sciences, anyway, that its practitioners are so good at coming up with studies that border on the banal? Take the two Harvard psychologists, whose study is reported by John ...

This course is more than just suggesting that you 'cheer up' and 'look on the bright side.' akinbostanci/E+ via Getty Images Text saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation I was discouraged. For ...

As we begin the celebration marking the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, we ought to ask ourselves what ...

"For Aristotle, happiness takes a long time to achieve," says Hilde Vinje. Vinje is a philosopher, and she has written her doctoral thesis about Aristotle's concept of happiness at the Department of ...